Evaluation of parasitological examination, kDNA polymerase chain reaction and rK39-based immunochromatography for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in seropositive dogs from the screening-culling program in Brazil

Evaluation of parasitological examination, kDNA polymerase chain reaction and rK39-based immunochromatography for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in seropositive dogs from the screening-culling program in Brazil

Introduction Dogs play a primary role in the zoonotic cycle of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Therefore, the accurate diagnosis of infected dogs, primarily asymptomatic dogs, is crucial to the efficiency of VL control programs. Methods We investigated the agreement of four diagnostic tests for canin...

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Main Authors: Shara Regina-Silva, Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, Érika Monteiro Michalsky, João Carlos França-Silva, Patrícia Flávia Quaresma, Ana Cristina Vianna Mariano da Rocha Lima, Rafael Gonçalves Teixeira-Neto, Edelberto Santos Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
Canine visceral leishmaniasis
Diagnosis
Leishmania
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000400462&lng=en&tlng=en

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